CANADIAN DOG INOCULATIONS TO CROSS INTO USA
My daughter and her fiance have a new puppy and she is due for her second set of inoculations on 22nd May. He was wondering besides Rabies is there anything else required to take over the border and ...
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We travel back and forth to the US a lot including with our dog.
Never rely on hearsay on border crossing regulations, verbally from a CBP or CBSA officer for dogs or anything else or even from a vet. Always have the latest up to date printed info. or from a gov. website. The regs. can change without notice and it up to YOU to know the current ones, otherwise you can potentially end up in serious doodoo.
Importing into the US: US CBP dog requirements.
Importing into Canada: Canadian CBSA dog requirements.
We have never been asked about vaccination documents for our dog either into the US or back into Canada but you should always have them handy in case they do ask.
If you ever plan to board a dog at a kennel in the US, they may also require an up to date Bordetella shot, but some kennels can do it for you.
Another important thing on dogs is never take opened packages/containers of dog food into the US. Some meat products in dog food are banned as well as the country of origin. See here. We took a baggie of 2 day's supply into the US once and almost got sent to Guantanamo Bay...
CBSA dog food regs. are here. We have never been asked about taking dog food into Canada.
FWIW, a lot of US dog food has corn meal in it so it may difficult to find a substitute in the US. We use Natural Balance dry food that is readily available in Canada and the US. Some dogs do not do well on corn meal or another brand/type of dog food.
Never rely on hearsay on border crossing regulations, verbally from a CBP or CBSA officer for dogs or anything else or even from a vet. Always have the latest up to date printed info. or from a gov. website. The regs. can change without notice and it up to YOU to know the current ones, otherwise you can potentially end up in serious doodoo.
Importing into the US: US CBP dog requirements.
Importing into Canada: Canadian CBSA dog requirements.
We have never been asked about vaccination documents for our dog either into the US or back into Canada but you should always have them handy in case they do ask.
If you ever plan to board a dog at a kennel in the US, they may also require an up to date Bordetella shot, but some kennels can do it for you.
Another important thing on dogs is never take opened packages/containers of dog food into the US. Some meat products in dog food are banned as well as the country of origin. See here. We took a baggie of 2 day's supply into the US once and almost got sent to Guantanamo Bay...
CBSA dog food regs. are here. We have never been asked about taking dog food into Canada.
FWIW, a lot of US dog food has corn meal in it so it may difficult to find a substitute in the US. We use Natural Balance dry food that is readily available in Canada and the US. Some dogs do not do well on corn meal or another brand/type of dog food.
